The match
Ballerina
2016France★ 7.2subtitled
In 1879 Paris, a young orphan dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
Your matches
Forrest Gump, but for the crowd-pleaser energy
2 foreign films carry this hook with the same weight as Forrest Gump. All confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
If you want a second one
The Moon
2023South Korea★ 6.5subtitled
In 2029, Korea's lunar probe Woori embarks on a historic journey to the moon, capturing global attention.
See 9 more good (not elite) matches
These are real matches, confirmed English availability and all — just not as strong an overlap as the picks above.
The Climb
2017France★ 6.7subtitled
A true story of Samy, native of La Courneuve, who is out of love for Nadia, decides to climb Mount Everest.
Knights of the Zodiac
2023Japan★ 6.3subtitled
When a headstrong street orphan, Seiya, in search of his abducted sister unwittingly taps into hidden powers, he discovers he might be the only person alive who can protect a reincarnated goddess, sent to watch over humanity. Can he let his past go and embrace his destiny to become a Knight of the Zodiac?
Slumdog Millionaire
2008UK★ 7.7subtitled
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
Boruto: Naruto the Movie
2015Japan★ 7.5subtitled
The spirited Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto, is a skilled ninja who possesses the same brashness and passion his father once had. However, the constant absence of his father, who is busy with his Hokage duties, puts a damper on Boruto's fire. He ends up meeting his father's friend Sasuke, and requests to become... his apprentice!? The curtain on the story of the new generation rises!
Instructions Not Included
2013Mexico★ 7.7subtitled
Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and him heading with her out of Mexico.
Hector and the Search for Happiness
2014Germany★ 6.7subtitled
Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.
Samba
2014France★ 6.4subtitled
Samba migrated to France 10 years ago from Senegal, and has since been plugging away at various lowly jobs. Alice is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Both struggle to get out of their dead-end lives. Samba's willing to do whatever it takes to get working papers, while Alice tries to get her life back on track until fate draws them together.
Naruto Shippuden the Movie
2007Japan★ 7.4subtitled
Demons that once almost destroyed the world, are revived by someone. To prevent the world from being destroyed, the demon has to be sealed and the only one who can do it is the shrine maiden Shion from the country of demons, who has two powers; one is sealing demons and the other is predicting the deaths of humans. This time Naruto's mission is to guard Shion, but she predicts Naruto's death. The only way to escape it, is to get away from Shion, which would leave her unguarded, then the demon, whose only goal is to kill Shion will do so, thus meaning the end of the world. Naruto decides to challenge this "prediction of death."
Pokémon the Movie 2000
1999Japan★ 6.7subtitled
When Lawrence III's scheme to capture the Legendary Pokémon Lugia upsets the balance of nature, it is up to Ash Ketchum and his friends to save the world.